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CHAPTER 143: July 22, 2026 Assignment and Book Review: BEACH HOUSE RULES by Kristy Woodson Harvey.
WILMINGTON, IL to TAYLOR, MI: 384 miles (303 loaded + 81 deadhead). Wednesday July 22nd, I arrived at the shipper at 4:30pm. I was delayed at the last assignment for four hours because the load had shifted in transit due to no fault of mine. Sometimes the load does shift because the turns and bumps…
CHAPTER 142: July 20, 2026 Assignment and Book Review: IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN YOU by Andrea Mara.
MONROE, NC to CHICAGO, IL: 830 miles (800 loaded + 30 deadhead). Monday July 20th, I arrived at the shipper at 3:00pm. My previous assignment ended in Charlotte, NC, earlier in the day. I left the shipper at 4:30pm and was starving as my day started at 10:00am and I hadn’t eaten anything since the…
CHAPTER 141: July 17, 2026 Assignment and Book Review: LOCK EVERY DOOR by Riley Sager.
FLINT, MI to CHARLOTTE, NC: 776 miles + Detention for breakdown (676 loaded + 100 deadhead +$300) Thursday July 16th, my truck went into the shop for its 20,000 miles Preventive Maintenance checkup. I sat idle for a day at our terminal in Canton, MI, until the part that needed to be replaced arrived. I…
CHAPTER 140: July 14, 2026 Assignment and Book Review: SOMEONE WE KNOW by Shari Lapena.
McELHATTAN, PA to WIXOM, MI: 707 miles (433 loaded + 274 deadhead). Tuesday July 14th, I started my day at 10:30am with the pre-trip inspection of the truck. The previous day I was off for a doctor’s appointment. The shipper was quite a distance away and took me a little over five hours to get…
CHAPTER 139: July 10, 2026 Assignment, Home Leave & Book Review: ONLY MURDER by Rylie Dark.
NEWPORT, MI to CRANBURY, NJ: 590 miles. Friday July 10th, I arrived at the shipper at 6:30pm which was the same as the consignee of the previous assignment. This assignment was set up so I could be home on Monday the 13th for a doctor’s appointment. I normally schedule them for a Monday or Friday…
CHAPTER 138: July 09, 2026 Assignment and Book Review: THESE STILL BLACK WATERS by Christina McDonald.
SMITHVILLE, TN to NEWPORT, MI: 800 miles (524 loaded + 276 deadhead) Thursday July 9th, I arrived at the shipper at 7:00pm EST. My day started at 6:30am at the Pilot in Hurricane Mills, TN, with the pre-trip inspection of the truck and drove two-and-half hours to make the previous delivery in Memphis, TN. Then…
CHAPTER 137: July 07, 2026 Assignment and Book Review: THE LAST SEAT by Jenifer Ruff.
NEWPORT, MI to MEMPHIS, TN: 708 miles Tuesday July 7th, I arrived at the shipper at 3:30pm which happened to be the last consignee making my life a lot easier. I left at 4:30pm and went across the street for dinner at the Fifth Wheel Diner which has truck parking. The delivery was scheduled for…
CHAPTER 136: July 06, 2026 Assignment and Book Review: RUN by Matthew Becker.
SISSONVILLE, WV to NEWPORT, MI; 510 miles (310 loaded + 200 deadhead). Monday July 6th, I arrived at the shipper at 8:30pm. My day had started at 9:00am then I drove an hour to the previous consignee. The unload took five hours so I left there at 4:00pm and drove three-and-half hours to this shipper…
CHAPTER 135: July 02, 2026 Assignment and Book Review: LIES IN THE SNOW by Jenifer Ruff.
BLUE MOUNTAIN, MS to ABINGDON, VA: 600 miles + DETENTION (507 loaded + 93 deadhead + $287.50) Thursday July 2nd, I arrived at the shipper at 2:00pm. The delivery was scheduled for the next day at noon and they closed at 2:00pm. Fairly straightforward. I had started my day at 7:00am and driven a little…
CHAPTER 134: June 30, 2026 Assignment and Book Review: EVERYONE HERE IS LYING by Shari Lapena.
MAUMEE, OH to MUSCLE SHEAL, AL: 720 miles + HAZMAT (590 loaded + 130 deadhead + $100) Tuesday June 30th, I finished an assignment in Flint, MI, and was told to bring the empty trailer back to the yard instead of taking it to the shipper. I bobtailed to the shipper and arrived at 9:30pm.…